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17-1-2012 - NASTY
« on: January 17, 2012, 07:20:05 AM »
I see there is some seriously high FDI's building as of 0830hrs.

Cleve 105 already!


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Re: 17-1-2012 - NASTY
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2012, 08:10:29 AM »
Its the wind causing the fdis to skyrocket heres hoping that alert tone 7 doesnt sound sending a chill down everyones spine
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Re: 17-1-2012 - NASTY
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2012, 08:21:10 AM »
Pretty standard sort of change day really, hot and windy with a few bans. The change is fairly shallow and slow moving so the FDI's might get up a bit higher than predicted.

I see that Cape Willoughby on KI is currently sitting at an GFDI of 167 though (at 0930), the BOM only had it forecast to reach 48.

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Re: 17-1-2012 - NASTY
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2012, 08:33:29 AM »
"Classic Fire Weather Day" as they say Matt!

Regions 1,2 and 6 all have stations in extreme levels

Region 4 at snowtown is nudging up there at 87

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Re: 17-1-2012 - NASTY
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2012, 09:04:59 AM »
Or were the bans downgraded to not scare the Tour Down Under visitors???

There has been a precedent set!

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Re: 17-1-2012 - NASTY
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2012, 10:30:44 AM »
Pretty standard sort of change day really, hot and windy with a few bans. The change is fairly shallow and slow moving so the FDI's might get up a bit higher than predicted.

I see that Cape Willoughby on KI is currently sitting at an GFDI of 167 though (at 0930), the BOM only had it forecast to reach 48.

Where do you get that from?

Is this not what the Fire number is on weatherzone?
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=22803&list=ob

Coz they don't have it going much above 60.


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Re: 17-1-2012 - NASTY
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2012, 10:38:41 AM »
Pretty standard sort of change day really, hot and windy with a few bans. The change is fairly shallow and slow moving so the FDI's might get up a bit higher than predicted.

I see that Cape Willoughby on KI is currently sitting at an GFDI of 167 though (at 0930), the BOM only had it forecast to reach 48.

Where do you get that from?

Is this not what the Fire number is on weatherzone?
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=22803&list=ob

Coz they don't have it going much above 60.


Its the official BOM readings....You can access it from Southern Yorke CFS group webpage if you dont have it already :)

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Re: 17-1-2012 - NASTY
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2012, 11:27:51 AM »
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Or were the bans downgraded to not scare the Tour Down Under visitors???

Just very lucky really that the BOM got it a bit wrong. If they had of forecast the Catastrophic FDI's in any of the Region 2 districts I think they would have had to cancel that stage of the race.

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Re: 17-1-2012 - NASTY
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2012, 12:07:19 PM »
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Or were the bans downgraded to not scare the Tour Down Under visitors???

Just very lucky really that the BOM got it a bit wrong. If they had of forecast the Catastrophic FDI's in any of the Region 2 districts I think they would have had to cancel that stage of the race.

Funny how they got it wrong last year when the TDU was going through Region 2 as well.......  :wink:
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